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Blood donors share and care for Valentine's
Hanoi (VNA) - Hundreds of couples gathered at Hanoi's My Dinh National Stadium on Valentine's Day to donate blood at the Xuan Hong (Rosy Spring) blood donation event.
There was a festive atmosphere at the stadium as crowds of young blood donors sang
and chatted, although one of couple was spotted comforting a young girl who looked
particularly worried.
This was the first time Nguyen Hong Lien, a 19-year-old student from the Institute
for Finance, came to give blood. Lien's nerves were placated by Le Dinh Duat and Le
Thi Kim Dinh, who have supported this movement for nearly 10 years.
The 67-year-old man and 63-year-old woman came to the event not only to donate
blood, but also to encourage others to join the cause.
"If you are scared of seeing blood, just close your eyes and think of the
patients who are facing health because of blood shortages. They need your help.
They need our help," said Duat.
"People who are in good health, especially young people, should consider the
humanitarian significance of this activity. A drop of blood is given, a life is
secured."
According to a report from the National Institute of Haematology and Blood
Transfusion, 1.6 million blood units are annually required to supply almost a
thousand hospitals across the nation. However, only one-third of demand is met.
Almost all hospitals are grappling with blood shortages that are getting more
serious, especially after the Lunar New Year festival.
To open the Xuan Hong event, Deputy Minister of Health Dr Nguyen Thi Xuyen said:
"During these warm spring days, there is a huge number of patients waiting for blood
to help save their lives. Many of them including children, elderly and people
suffering from fatal diseases, were unable to celebrate the Lunar New Year with
their families as it was really hard for them to recover due to the shortage of
blood."
"Xuan Hong is an event that's highly appreciated due to its lofty ideals that
stress the importance of sharing and caring. We hope that after this event, we
can partly overcome the blood shortage problem, and see more smiles from patients
when the spring comes," she said.
The event this year attracted 14,000 people donating 4,186 blood units (one blood
units equal 0.45 litres).
One of 500 couples to attend the blood donation event, Ngo Gia Hung, 22, and Nguyen
Thi Hong Nhung, 18, said giving blood was a beautiful way to celebrate their
love.-Enditem
There was a festive atmosphere at the stadium as crowds of young blood donors sang
and chatted, although one of couple was spotted comforting a young girl who looked
particularly worried.
This was the first time Nguyen Hong Lien, a 19-year-old student from the Institute
for Finance, came to give blood. Lien's nerves were placated by Le Dinh Duat and Le
Thi Kim Dinh, who have supported this movement for nearly 10 years.
The 67-year-old man and 63-year-old woman came to the event not only to donate
blood, but also to encourage others to join the cause.
"If you are scared of seeing blood, just close your eyes and think of the
patients who are facing health because of blood shortages. They need your help.
They need our help," said Duat.
"People who are in good health, especially young people, should consider the
humanitarian significance of this activity. A drop of blood is given, a life is
secured."
According to a report from the National Institute of Haematology and Blood
Transfusion, 1.6 million blood units are annually required to supply almost a
thousand hospitals across the nation. However, only one-third of demand is met.
Almost all hospitals are grappling with blood shortages that are getting more
serious, especially after the Lunar New Year festival.
To open the Xuan Hong event, Deputy Minister of Health Dr Nguyen Thi Xuyen said:
"During these warm spring days, there is a huge number of patients waiting for blood
to help save their lives. Many of them including children, elderly and people
suffering from fatal diseases, were unable to celebrate the Lunar New Year with
their families as it was really hard for them to recover due to the shortage of
blood."
"Xuan Hong is an event that's highly appreciated due to its lofty ideals that
stress the importance of sharing and caring. We hope that after this event, we
can partly overcome the blood shortage problem, and see more smiles from patients
when the spring comes," she said.
The event this year attracted 14,000 people donating 4,186 blood units (one blood
units equal 0.45 litres).
One of 500 couples to attend the blood donation event, Ngo Gia Hung, 22, and Nguyen
Thi Hong Nhung, 18, said giving blood was a beautiful way to celebrate their
love.-Enditem
